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Madeley Union
The Board of Guardians meet every alternate Friday at the Union, Ironbridge, at
10am. The population of the Union in 1891 was 23,114, the area 27,964 acres and
the rateable value in 1900 £79,472.
Madeley Union consists of the following 12 parishes;
Madeley, Little Wenlock, Buildwas, Dawley Magna, Stirchley, Broseley, Benthall,
Posenhall, Barrow, Linley, Willey and Much Wenlock.
| Chairman of the Board of Guardians |
J.A. Anstice |
| Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment
Committee |
Alfred Henry Thorn |
| Treasurer |
E. M. Webster |
| Relieving and Vaccination Officer for the
Union |
Jas. Clement Mole - Madeley District
William Edge - Broseley District |
| Superintendent Registrar |
Alfred Henry Thorn |
The Workhouse, Ironbridge, a Gothic building, erected in 1875,
at a cost of £12,000 to hold 220 inmates.
| Chaplain |
Rev. Isaac Hawker |
| Medical Officer |
Henry Stubbs M.R.C.S.Eng. |
| Workhouse Master |
George Watson |
| Workhouse Matron |
Mrs Mary A. Watson |
Records
The Shropshire Records and Research Centre,
Castle Gates,
Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ
Telephone: +44 (0)1743 255350
http://www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/research.nsf
Page updated August 06, 2007
by Rossbret
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Madeley